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After Love

Released Jan 20, 2023

1h 29m

Drama

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Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.

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Critics Consensus

After Love marks an impressively nuanced feature debut for writer-director Aleem Khan -- and a brilliant showcase for Joanna Scanlan's dramatic chops.

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Ty Burr

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When it’s over, you come away feeling a little better about people and this sad, hopeful world in which we live.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 23, 2023

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Leslie Felperin

Hollywood Reporter

A miraculous study of grief, jealousy and ultimately compassion, all executed with very little dialogue.

Jan 31, 2023

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Writer/director Aleem Khan has a gift for telling visual details.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 25, 2023

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

This film had real potential and a distinctive voice that certainly deserves to be heard by a large audience. There are individual aspects that I really love about this film, but I just wish the story connected with me more.

Rated: C+

Feb 29, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

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Astute drama.

Rated: B

Aug 15, 2023

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Francisca Tinoco

We Got This Covered

From BAFTA-nominated director Aleem Khan, and BAFTA-winning actress Joanna Scanlan, this visceral exploration of grief offers one of the most honest and generous representations of middle-aged womanhood in recent memory.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 23, 2023

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ldsleem

Excellent movie and cast performance. Highly recommended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Wayne M

After Love is a strong and quietly powerful drama that is both subtle and moving. Mary Hussain lives in Dover, a quiet life with her husband. When her husband suddenly dies it obviously turns her life upside down. But there is more as messages on his phone leads her across the channel to Calais where she finds a women and teenage son who actually were also her late husband's family. This is a very quiet film with spare dialogue. It relies heavily on feelings and facial expressions, leading to a highly effective film about secrets and grief and understanding. Joanna Scanlan is superb as Mary, a very empathetic performance drawing on great depths of humanity. This intelligent film is a very good display of the strange and subtle ways of life and love.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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Colin C

Beautiful performances by the stellar cast, especially by the incredible lead. Subtle and emotionally overwhelming at the same time. The painterly cinematography and perfect sound design made this an especially sensorial experience. A seemingly simple premise and production, but packed an incredible punch. Rivetting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Faith M

This breathtaking beautifully acted, written and shot stayed with me days after viewing. I can't wait to see it again to see more nuances vs worrying about the main characters. Scanlan deserves her Batfa award and more. Great debut by Aleem Kahn working with cinematographer Alexander Dynan. Just beautiful!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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isla s

This is a film about grief/loss and identity. It features a powerhouse performance from Joanna Scanlon and is well worth a watch. It's quite sparse in terms of the dialogue but Joanna does well at showing her character's emotions while stay relatively quiet. It'd be hard not to feel sorry for her, discovering her recently deceased husband's double life. I found this to be a very poignant film. Somewhat understated but certainly a thought provoking and poignant watch, I'd definitely recommend this film, yes.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Pamela D

This film is a slow burn, hits on many emotions from betrayal, anger, loyalty and above all love. It take the viewer on a journey that has you rooting for the wife but you also feel she can't truly let her real feelings out in order to protect others. I found myself crying towards the end when they all have a moment of realisation and a wave of sadness stops you holding your breath. Moving, tragic and finding a way to cope it's so good, watch alone its not a family entertainment film more of an emotional film which has a profound effect.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/22

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Synopsis

Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.

Director: Aleem Khan
Producer: Matthieu de Braconier
Screenwriter: Aleem Khan
Distributor: Vertigo Releasing / Ahoy Associates Entertainment
Production Co: The Bureau, British Film Institute, BBC Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 24, 2023
Runtime: 1h 29m

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